Closet seat



E. G. WATROUS.

CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.26, I9I9.

Patented May 9, 1922.

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EARL G. WAOUS, '0F CHICA, ILHNOIS.

CLOSET SEAT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented llllay 9, 1922.

.application led December 26, 1919. SerialA No. 347,348.

hasl for its object to provide a strong, inexpensive, sanitary seat of composite structure. ln the drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view with parts broken away; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with parts broken away; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. l1 is a perspective view of the. metal reinforcing member. In. the embodiment of my invention in what l deem its most desirable form, ll employ a solid wood body 10, and reinforce the same with a brace or frame 11 attached to and partly embedded in its rearward border portions, and cover the reinforced structure with a layer, 12, of rubber vulcanized directly on the body and reinforcement, the rubber preferably bein suitably treated to give it a hard glossy sur ace. The reinforcing structure is preferably .a casting, providing a back piece or plate 13 and side pieces 14, flaring from the back plate, these parts being supplemented by a back web or rib 15, and side webs 15 projecting at right angles to the back plate and side pieces from about the center of the depth thereof, so that throughout the major portion of its extent the reinforcing member is nllshaped in cross section. The width of the webs may be varied to suit the particular conditions, but usually itis somewhat less than the width of the back member. rlhe side webs stop short of the ends of the side pieces 14; and taper off on smooth curves 16, so that each side member is left with an end tongue 14", thinning out toa sharp end in plan, rounded and shaped to conform to the wood body along its upper margin and provided with a screw-hole 18. ln the back piece bosses 19 .are formed wherever screws are to extend into -or through the plate, suitable of these bosses being provided to accommodate the countersunk holes 20 for attaching-screws and the.

hinge-receiving holes 21. The wood body 10 is preferably of horse-shoe shape and the `rear portion of the-body has a' flat rear edge 22 and flaring side-edges 23, shapedaccurately to conform to the rear and side pieces of the reinforcing member. `The body is kei-fed or channeled as at 24 substantially parallel with the under plane of the body, and is provided with recesses, 25, to receive the ribs and bosses of the reinforcing structure. Screws 26 rigidly unite'the body and reinforcing member. i i

The vulcanized rubber cover 12 completely invests the entire structure, preferably to a substantially uniform depth-on all sides, and where it overlies the reinforcing structure it ymay have apertures formed therein in register with the hinge-receivin openings 21.

The construction describe 1s simple, or-

namental and strong. rlhe reinforcement, yoke-shaped in plan, andkwebbed to enter into the seat-body is very effective in relievingvthe wood of strain and strengthening the structure against breakage. Thel extension of the reinforcement along the sides, as well as across the rear, of the seat enables it to withstand'even severe lateral blows or pressures on the front ends of the horse-shoe sides without splitting the seat at its rear, and the complete enclosure of the seat in ebony-finished rubber gives it a most desirable appearance and ease of maintenance in sanitary condition.

ll claim:

1v. A closet seat comprising a wood body having its rear edge, and rear portions of its side edges slotted substantially parallel with the body plane, areinforcing structure having a rear piece and side pieces shaped to conform to the corresponding portions of the wood Abody and thesel pieces provided with an inwardly extending rib enteringithe groove of the wood body, .and attaching devices securing the stated parts together.

2. ln a closet seat, the combination of a body having in its rear edge, and in the' rear portion of its side edges a groove approximately parallell to the plane of the body, a reinforcing structure of T-shaped section embracing the rear, and the rearportion of the sides, of said body and entering said groove,

' and a rubber covering for said body and re- 'inforclng structure directly vulcanized thereto.

3. In a closet seat, the combination of a Wood body having a straight rear edge and side-portions extending abruptly forward therefrom, said body having its said rear edge and side portions slotted; a metal frame comprising rear and side pieces lying yalong the like portions of said body and 10 rear. and side ribs extending into the slots in the like portions ofv the body, retaining means securing the metal vframe in place, and a rubber covering vulcanized on and investing both the body and frame.

EAR-L G. WATROUS. 

